We have tabulated our top stories for 2024 on Miners News Global, and there were some surprises! Check out which articles caught the most attention from readers over the last year.
1. MSHA issues final silica rule
In this story from April 2024, we shared MSHA’s final rule issuance for exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
2. Rare Element Resources gets final approval for Wyo. Demonstration plant
We reported in November that Colorado-based Rare Element Resources (RER) had been given its NRC approval for its Upton, Wyo., demonstration plant.
3. MSHA final rule promotes innovative, advanced technologies
A final rule was published by MSHA in mid-December that now allows the use of eight voluntary consensus standards already approved by ANSI.
4. Rio Tinto confirms Diavik plane crash
Rio Tinto was open about confirming and providing updates on a plane crash in Canada in January 2024 that was carrying several of its workers.
5. Rio Tinto exec seeks faster permitting under Trump
In the days following the election for a new U.S. president that revealed an overwhelming vote for Donald Trump, permitting was already in the minds of mining operators. Rio Tinto was one of the first to speak up.